(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages food

(historical, government) the Ministry of the Center

(historical, government) the Ministry of the Center

(history, government, astronomy, divination) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department under the 中務省 (Nakatsukasashō, “Ministry of the Center”), responsible for astronomical, timekeeping and divination affairs

(history, government, astronomy, divination) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department under the 中務省 (Nakatsukasashō, “Ministry of the Center”), responsible for astronomical, timekeeping and divination affairs

(history, government, taxation) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department under the 民部省 (Minbushō, “Ministry of Popular Affairs”), responsible for collecting rice as taxes

(history, government) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”), responsible for collecting rice and paying it to officials

(history, government, carpentry) a 律令 (ritsuryō) woodworking position under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”), responsible for building and maintaining court buildings

government official

(politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”